Four arrested after armed officers dispatched to city centre street

Four people have been arrested after armed officers were dispatched to a city centre street.
Staffordshire Police were called to Gilman Street, in Hanley, earlier this afternoon as part of a joint operation with two other forces.
The operation was carried out to arrest a man wanted in connection with violence offences in the West Yorkshire area.
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Eyewitnesses also reported seeing armed officers near a property in Keary Street, Stoke, but it is unknown if the two incidents are connected.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "An... read more

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